Radomir Koković

Radomir Koković
Personal information
Full name	Radomir Koković
Date of birth	6 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Kraljevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder / Centre back
Youth career
	Bubamara Kraljevo
	Sloga Kraljevo
	Red Star Belgrade
	OFK Beograd
College career
Years	Team
2003–2007	Loyola Greyhounds
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007	Sloga Kraljevo
2008–2012	Rad
2011	→ Changchun Yatai (loan)
2012–2014	Napredak Kruševac
2014	Zemun
Total
Managerial career
2016	Shanghai JuJu Sports
2018–2019	Sinđelić Belgrade
2019	Zemun
2019–2020	Voždovac
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Radomir "Rade" Koković (Serbian Cyrillic: Радомир Раде Koкoвић; born 6 January 1984) is a Serbian retired professional footballer and current football manager. He is currently unemployed. Married to model Jelena Jankovic.

Playing career

Koković played football with Loyola College in Maryland in the United States between 2003 and 2007 alongside compatriot Miloš Kocić.

In 2007, he returned to Serbia and played a half season with his birth-city lower league club FK Sloga Kraljevo, before moving, in December 2007, to Belgrade's club FK Rad. He took over as team captain during the 2010–11 season.

On 23 March 2011, Koković moved to China and signed a contract with Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai on a loan deal for three months.^[1] His father Đorđe is also a former footballer.

From 2012 to 2014, he played for FK Napredak Kruševac and in the 2012–13 Serbian First League season became champion and got promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga.

In the Summer of 2014, Koković joined FK Zemun playing in the Serbian League Belgrade.^[2] After suffering, at one point, what seemed a minor injury, complications followed and he was forced to finish his playing career at only the age of 30 in the winter of 2014.

Managerial career

Koković started off his managerial career being appointed as manager of China League Two club Shanghai JuJu Sports F.C., where he stayed during 2016.

Between 2018 and 2019, he managed three clubs in Serbia. From July 2018 to April 2019, FK Sinđelić Belgrade, from April to May 2019 FK Zemun and in May 2019, Koković was appointed the manager of Serbian SuperLiga club FK Voždovac.^[3] He held this position until March 2020 when he was sacked after a run of 5 straight losses.^[4]

Managerial statistics

As of 21 February 2019^[5]

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Shanghai JuJu Sports	January 2016	December 2016	22	4	4	14	018.18
Sinđelić Belgrade	July 2018	April 2019	33	12	12	9	036.36
Zemun	April 2019	May 2019	7	3	3	1	042.86
Voždovac	May 2019	Present	25	10	6	9	040.00
Total			87	29	25	33	033.33

Honours

Player

Club

Napredak

Serbian First League: 2012–13

References

^ "Changchun Yatai signs defender Kokovic from Serbian club FK Rad". Xinhuanet.com. 23 March 2011.
^ Radomir Kokovic at Srbijafudbal
^ "ZMAJEVI IMAJU NOVOG TRENERA: Koković napustio Zemun i seli se u Voždovac" (in Serbian). hotsport.rs. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ "ВОЖДОВАЦ И КОКОВИЋ СПОРАЗУМНО РАСКИНУЛИ САРАДЊУ". Фудбалски клуб Вождовац - Football Club Voždovac (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-04-29.
^ "Radomir Koković". Sofascore (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 June 2019.

External links

Radomir Koković at LoyolaGreyHounds.com
Radomir Koković Stats at Utakmica.rs

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[1] "Changchun Yatai signs defender Kokovic from Serbian club FK Rad". Xinhuanet.com. 23 March 2011.

[2] Radomir Kokovic at Srbijafudbal

[3] "ZMAJEVI IMAJU NOVOG TRENERA: Koković napustio Zemun i seli se u Voždovac" (in Serbian). hotsport.rs. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

[4] "ВОЖДОВАЦ И КОКОВИЋ СПОРАЗУМНО РАСКИНУЛИ САРАДЊУ". Фудбалски клуб Вождовац - Football Club Voždovac (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-04-29.

[5] "Radomir Koković". Sofascore (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 June 2019.

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